BUSINESS LEADERS
India, a varied nation with various prosperous businesspeople,
is thought to have the sixth-largest economy in the world by nominal GDP.
Our nation, which is widely regarded as having the quickest economic growth,
had incredible industrialization and rapid growth during the 1980s' economic liberalization.
Indian business people have made a name for themselves not only in their native country
but also throughout the world thanks to several homegrown multinational corporations like
Tata Group and Voltas Limited, located in the center of the global center. Even if the growing
pandemic has unavoidably had a detrimental impact on our country's economy, our GDP is
still predicted to increase by 7.2% by the conclusion of the current fiscal year.
In a company, strong leaders are constantly needed. You can be a corporate leader regardless
of your position if you possess the necessary talents. You will probably be offered opportunities to
apply those talents to manage a team or project if you can demonstrate your leadership ability and
preference for such responsibilities. You may become a more valued employee in any company by
improving your knowledge of business leadership and what it takes to be a good leader.
5 well-known business people in India in 2023
1) Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani
The chairman and managing director of Fortune Global 500 firm and India's most valuable
corporation by market value, Reliance Industries, is Indian industrialist Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani
(born 19 April 1957). As of May 2023, according to Forbes, Ambani's net worth was predicted to be $87.2 billion, ranking him as the 13th richest person in the world and the richest person in Asia.
Early life
One of Dhirubhai Ambani's four children, Ambani began his career as a petrol station attendant.
Ambani and his brother had resided with their families on various floors of a 14-floor apartment building in Colaba that Dhirubhai eventually bought and named "Sea Wind."
Education
Along with his brother, Ambani attended the Hill Grange High School in Peddar Road, Mumbai, as did Anand Jain, who would go on to become a close friend of his. After finishing secondary school, he attended St. Xavier's College in Mumbai to further his education. The Institute of Chemical Technology afterward program awarded him a BE in chemical engineering.
Ambani eventually enrolled in Stanford University's MBA program but left in 1980 to assist his father in the establishment of Reliance, which at the time was still a young but rapidly expanding company.
Career
Since 1977, he has served on the Board of Reliance. He began the backward integration process for Reliance, starting with textiles and moving on to polyester fibers, petrochemicals, and petroleum refining before moving upstream into oil and gas exploration and production. Reliance's capacity to produce petrochemicals has increased from less than a million tonnes per year to nearly 21 million tonnes because of the numerous new, top-notch production facilities he built using a variety of cutting-edge technology.
A second stroke caused Mukesh's father to pass away on July 6, 2002. Dhirubhai's lack of a will directing how the empire should be divided exacerbated the brotherly rivalry. Kokilaben Ambani, their mother, decided to divide the business in two to settle the conflict. Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited and Reliance Industries Limited were given to Mukesh Ambani.
To establish a digital infrastructure for the 4G network in India, Mukesh Ambani and Bharti Airtel established a joint venture in December 2013. He introduced an investment of Rs 1.8 trillion across enterprises on June 18, 2014, and on December 27, 2015, he internally launched 4G broadband services.
The following forums also have Mr. Ambani among their members: -
International Advisory Councils of Stanford and McKinsey & Company
- The Business Council
- The British Asian Trust's India Advisory Council (as Chairman)
- Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University's Board of Governors Chairman
- India Advisory Group of the London School of Economics
-Indian National Council of Applied Economic Research Board of Governors, U.S. CEOs' Forum.
Board positions held by Mukesh Ambani
1. He serves on the board of governors of the Mumbai Institute of Chemical Technology.
2. At Reliance Industries Limited, Mukesh Ambani serves as chairman, managing director, finance committee chairman, and member of the employee's stock compensation committee.
3 He had served as the chairman of Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited.
4- He served as Reliance Petroleum's vice chairman in the past.
5- He serves as the board chairman of Reliance Petroleum.
6. Ambani is the Chairman of Reliance Retail Limited and the Chairman of the Audit Committee.
7. In addition, he holds the position of chairman of Reliance Exploration and Production DMCC.
8- He formerly served as a director, member of the credit committee, and member of the compensation and benefits committee for the Bank of America Corporation.
9- He is currently the president of Gujarat's Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University in Gandhinagar.
Mukesh Ambani: Recognition
1- Ernst & Young India honored him with the "Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year" title in 2000.
(2) The Asia Society presented him with the "Global Vision Award" during the Awards Dinner in 2010.
3- In 2010, NDTV India honored him with the title of "Business Leader of the Year."
4- He was recognized by the Financial Chronicle in 2010 as the "Businessman of the Year."
5- The University of Pennsylvania honored him with the Dean's Medal for the School of Engineering and Applied Science in 2010.
6- According to the Harvard Business Review, in 2010 he was the fifth-best-performing global CEO.
7- He was presented with the "Global Leadership Award" by the Business Council for International Understanding in 2010.
8- In 2010, he was awarded an honorary doctorate (Doctor of Science) from the M. S. University of Baroda.
9- He was honored with the "Millennium Business Leader of the Decade" award in 2013 at the India Leadership Conclave and Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards.
10- The National Academy of Engineering acknowledged him in 2016 by naming him a "Foreign associate, U.S. National Academy of Engineering."
Mr. Ambani is a participant in the following forums:
- - Stanford Global Advisory Council
- - McKinsey & Company International Advisory Council
- - The Business Council
- - Gujarat's Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University's chairman of the board of governors
- - The London School of Economics India Advisory Group
- - India Advisory Council of The British Asian Trust (as Chairman)
- - IndiaBoard of Governors of the National Council of Applied Economic Research, India
- - U.S. CEOs' Forum
Mr. Mukesh Ambani has an overall net worth of 8,290 crores USD (USD 82.9 billion), which is roughly equivalent to Rs 6.80 lakh crore in Indian currency. Mr. Nors of the National Council of Applied Economic Research, India, derives most of his income from the oil and gas industry, although recently with the launch of Jio.
2) Gautam Adani 
The Adani Group, a global corporation engaged in port operations and development in India, was founded by billionaire Indian industrialist Gautam Shantilal Adani (born 24 June 1962).
He is the chairman and founder of the Adani Group, a multinational conglomerate based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The Adani Group has diverse business interests spanning sectors such as ports, logistics, energy, agribusiness, real estate, and defense.
Under Gautam Adani's leadership, the Adani Group has achieved significant growth and global recognition. Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) is the largest private multi-port operator in India, with a presence in several major ports across the country. Adani Power is a leading private power generation company in India. The group is also involved in renewable energy projects, including solar and wind power.
In January 2023, following accusations of stock manipulation and fraud by American short-selling activist firm Hindenburg Research,[8] Adani's and his family's fortune has plummeted by over 50% to an estimated US$50.2 billion, as of March 2023, while falling to the 24th place on the Forbes Real Time Billionaires list.
Early life
Adani was born on June 24, 1962, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, to Shantaben Adani and Shantilal Adani, two members of a Gujarati Jain family. He has seven siblings. His parents had immigrated from the northern Gujarati town of Tharad. His father was a modest textile trader.
Career
In 1978, Adani was a teenager who relocated to Mumbai to work as a diamond sorter for Mahendra Brothers.
He began importing raw polymers for small-scale companies in 1985. Adani created Adani Exports in 1988, the holding company for the Adani Group that is today known as Adani Enterprises. The business first traded in agricultural and energy commodities.
When economic liberalization policies proved advantageous for his business in 1991, he began expanding into the trading of metals, textiles, and agricultural products.
Adani won the $6 billion global solar auction by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) in May 2020. Adani Green will take on the 8000 MW photovoltaic power plant project, and Adani Solar will add 2000MW of additional solar cell and module production capacity.
Through a foreign special-purpose corporation, the Adani family purchased Ambuja Cements and its subsidiary ACC from Swiss building materials tycoon Holcim Group for $10.5 billion in May 2022.
The Adani Group subsidiary AMG Media Networks Limited (AMNL), which owns 29.18% of the national news channel NDTV, said in August 2022 that it intended to acquire RRPR Holding and made an open offer to acquire the remaining 26%. According to a statement from NDTV, Adani purchased his interest through a third party without contacting the company's founders, Radhika Roy, a former journalist, and Prannoy Roy, an economist, and the deal was completed "without discussion, consent, or notice."[39] Adani is thought to be linked to the Bharatiya Janata Party, which is in power under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, therefore this bid also prompted questions about journalistic independence in India.
Political views
Despite having a very low profile in the media, Adani is well recognized for his ties to the Bharatiya Janata Party, the government of India, and its leader, Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As a result of his companies receiving numerous government contracts for infrastructure and energy in India, cronyism accusations have been raised. An Indian government auditor accused Modi of providing Adani and other entrepreneurs with cheap fuel from a Gujarat state-run petrol company in 2012
Personal life
Adani and a friend, Shantilal Patel, were allegedly kidnapped and kept captive for ransom in January 1998. The kidnapping was allegedly committed by two former gangsters Fazl-ur-Rehman and Bhogilal Darji. Adani and Patel failed to appear for depositions despite numerous court summonses, and they were ultimately found not guilty in an Indian court in 2018.
Gautam Adani is well-known for his commercial savvy and has made a large fortune through his entrepreneurial endeavors. He was regarded as one of the richest persons in the world as of my knowledge cutoff in September 2021 and one of the richest people in India. Please keep in mind that financial circumstances might change over time, so it's always a good idea to consult up-to-date sources for the most recent details on people's private life and net worth.
With a net worth of over $84 billion, Gautam Adani ranks as the 11th richest person in the world. In rupees, Gautam Adani has a net worth of 6.8 lakh crores.
3) Shiv Nadar
Indian industrialist and philanthropist Shiv Nadar was born on July 14th, 1945. The Shiv Nadar
Foundation and HCL Technologies both have him as their founder and emeritus chairman.
In the middle of the 1970s, Nadar created HCL, and over the following three decades, he turned
the hardware company into an IT company.
Early Life and Education.
Nadar went to school in Kumbakonam at the Town Higher Secondary School. In Madurai, he also attended the Elango Corporation Higher Secondary School. He was accepted into the sixth standard's first form in June 1955 and attended Town High School there till June 1957. He later enrolled in and graduated from Trichy's St. Joseph Boys Higher Secondary School. Nadar graduated from the American College in Madurai with a pre-university diploma circular reference and the PSG College of Technology in Coimbatore with a degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
Focus on education
PSG College of Technology in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, is where Shiv Nadar earned his bachelor's degree in electrical and electronics engineering. With a connection to Anna University, PSG College of Technology is well known for its engineering programs.
Nadar's SSN Trust announced in March 2008 that two Vidyagyan schools would be opened in Uttar Pradesh for rural students, offering 200 students from 50 different districts of the state free scholarships. He gifted laptops and other items worth Rs. 80 lacks during a visit to Town Higher Secondary School in February 2011. He held the position of chairman of the board of governors at the technical institute Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP) till 2014
Personal life
Kiran Nadar is the wife of Shiv Nadar. Together, they are parents to a son named Shravan Nadar and a daughter named Roshni Nadar. As her father's successor as HCL Technologies' chairperson, Roshni Nadar is heavily involved in running the business. She also holds the position of Chairperson of the Shiv Nadar Foundation and is well renowned for her charitable activities.
Shiv Nadar is renowned for his love of art in addition to his family life. He and his wife Kiran Nadar, who is also an enthusiastic art collector, founded the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), a major repository for modern and contemporary Indian art, in New Delhi.
Shiv Nadar has a net worth of $28.7 billion, making him the third-richest businessperson in India. Shiv Nadar, the founder and current chairman of HCL, developed the business from a supplier of IT hardware into an IT organization over three decades.
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